Non–Invasive Cardiac Imaging Sciences

Riverside's Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Sciences (NICIS) provides a wide array of tools to quantitatively address many of the known cardio-diseases. We offer among others, Echocardiography for both Pedia and Adult; 2D echo with color Doppler; fetal echo; and Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography (TEE).

Our NICIS also offers cardiac stress testing - a cardio test that measures a heart's ability to respond to external stress in a controlled clinical environment. The stress response is induced by exercise or by drug stimulation by means of the Treadmill Exercise Test and Treadmill/Dobutamine Stress Echo. We also have 12/ 15/ 18 Lead Electrocardiography or (ECG) that records the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time using electrodes placed on the skin.

We also have the Bio-Z Testing, a recommended medical technology that provides physicians a safe, non-invasive access to information about their patient’s heart’s ability to deliver blood to the body; how hard the heart is pumping; and how much blood is in the chest.

For Vascular studies, there are tests that check the blood flow in the patient’s arteries and veins. These tests are non-invasive and therefore do not use any needles. Under these are the Abdominal Aorta, Arterial, Penile Duplex, Bypass Graft, Dialysis Access Graft, Portla Renal, Single Vessel and Venous Duplex.